December 2012 Auction Ends Tuesday, December 18th, 5pm Pacific
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/18/2012
Very rare Ernest Hemingway's ''Green Hills of Africa'' signed ''Papa'' and inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: ''To Clara [Spiegel] who has seen and been in Africa / this attempt to do the same / with love Papa [underlined]''. A fellow author, Spiegel was a good friend of Hemingway's with whom he socialized when he visited Sun Valley. Charles Scribner's Sons: New York: 1953. In publisher's original green cloth boards with front cover blindstamped and lettered in gilt. Also in original dustjacket, which has significant tears and a large portion of rear panel missing. Book measures 5.75'' x 8.5'' and is in very good condition.
Scarce ''Green Hills of Africa'' Signed and Inscribed by Ernest Hemingway to His Friend, Clara Spiegel
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